Abstract
Psychotherapy is demonstrated to be beneficial for most patients with minor and major psychological problems such as depression, schizophrenia, mood disorder, and anxiety. Patients may not respond to psychotherapy. However, how to deal with such clients is decided by their psychotherapists, and it is unclear when they should terminate the psychotherapy session. Although specific rules
are mentioned concerning ending the therapy, there are no strict rules limiting psychotherapists.
In addition, objectively measuring the therapeutic output is not easy, considering that psychological tests may not be very consistent. Moreover, since there are no clear indications that patients were psychologically improved, a psychotherapist who works in a private clinic may not accept that the clients were substantially improved since terminating therapy can reduce their profit. Thus, they consciously or subconsciously want their patients/clients to continue psychological treatment for a long time.
Thus, our goal of the manuscript was to criticize the potential delaying behavior of psychotherapists to make a profit.
In conclusion, clinicians should be aware of the process of psychological improvement and quit the treatment when they realize it is not helpful. Moreover, health policies should be designed to monitor private psychological clinics. Furthermore, in case of potential client manipulation, psychotherapists should assess whether they can adequately treat clients suffering from psychological problems.
Keywords: Psychotherapy duration; Manipulating patients; Private clinical
practice; Psychotherapy ethics; psychotherapy sessions.
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